Saturday, December 26, 2009

What to do when you’ve got kids around the house?

What to do when you’ve got kids around the house?

This is one of those questions that never ever has stopped being asked. There are plenty of practical tidbits of advice out there. Most of these a pretty much common since, things like lock the door, never question each other or fight in front of them, Ect Ect. These are all well and good but there is something I want to say if only because it never seems to get said anywhere else.
Your kids come first.
I’m sorry if that doesn’t sound fun, or sexy, or even a very interesting blog read. The fact is that your kids need to come first in your life, before your wife or husband or anything your kids come first. You there parents are the ones that they count on for everything. I have been a parent long enough to know that no matter what a child friend or teacher or coach says or does it is there parents that children always come back to in the end.
Having a child is like joining the army. Before you join you can do whatever you want with your hair, stay out all hours of the night, drink, smoke, swear, and just about anything legal and often times otherwise that you want. A person can do all these things with very little responsibility to anyone, no matter how much trouble you get into your mother will never stop loving you.
On the other hand if you join the army, or have a child you now have more responsibility, that’s the only way I can say that. In a relatively short time other human beings are counting on you in ways you can’t possibly imagine unless you have been there. A child, a baby, toddler, teenager no matter how old is yours forever. So don’t screw it up, your kids come first.
Anyone who doesn’t understand that does not deserve your respect, and any woman who doesn’t agree with that does not deserve you submission. I think most people understand this, but it just never seems to get said. I felt that I needed to say it and now I have. Argue or agree with me I would love to hear everyone’s thoughts

5 comments:

  1. Agree. But too many "adults" selfishly put their own desires above their responsibilities as a parent. Thank you for the post.

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  2. Kudos CH, I so totally agree. I don't have any children, but I so share that view that the child must come first.

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  3. You ask, "What to do when you’ve got kids around the house?"

    One of my boys was staying at home too long. He was 31 at the time. I bought him a house so that he and his girlfriend could move out of here. He did, and is now paying his way. One of my best investments in my children.

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  4. I am glad to see that there at least some people who agree with me. As you can tell as a father it realy bothers me that more people don't seem to.

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